MIAMI'S MORRIS: ‘I WANTED TO SCORE

For the second consecutive week, Miami had to finish a game without Stephen Morris. The Hurricanes quarterback, who injured his ankle in the first quarter of the game against Savannah State, left Miami's 49-21 victory over South Florida in Tampa, Fla., under similar circumstances. Afterward, Morris didn't mince words about his experience with the Bulls' defensive line.

“When you're down and tackled and everything, and everyone's on top, they're going to try and go for your ankles and everything,” Morris said. “We were up by three, four touchdowns so I was like, ‘Ain't no point for me to try and mess with these guys who are going to play dirty.' It is what it is. I wanted to score 70 points on them. They disrespected us, so I had no respect for them.”

INJURY UPDATES

San Jose State cornerback Bene Benwikere was released from a hospital late Friday after suffering a concussion in the Spartans' loss to Utah State. Benwikere was injured making a tackle on D.J. Tialavea midway through the third quarter. Spartans linebacker Christian Tago struck Benwikere while also trying to tackle Tialavea. Benwikere's helmet flew off and he lay motionless for several minutes. …

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw sprained his right shoulder in a 28-25 win over Central Florida, but Coach Steve Spurrier is hopeful he'll be able to return within two weeks.

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